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At least 6,056 proposals in the 2025-2026 proxy season: DWS voted against, or withheld its votes from, at least 6,000 proposals put forward by company boards, and voted for 56 shareholder proposals, by its own Form N-PX filings.
Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal DWS voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR, with the board’s recommendation on it where the filings show one. A FOR vote on a proposal the board supported, or took no position on, is listed and labelled, but it is not a vote against the board. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
6,056 proposals. The board-sponsored half of this list keeps the 6,000 proposals with the most funds behind them; the rest are in the interactive database. Every shareholder proposal it backed is listed in full.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | DWS voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Truck One Source, Inc. | June 11, 2026 | To elect each of the three Class A directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Paul Bader | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Customers Bancorp, Inc. | May 26, 2026 | To approve an amendment to the Company's 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| D'Amico International Shipping SA | April 29, 2026 | Approve General Remuneration Policy for 2026 and Remuneration Report for 2025 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DAP Gayrimenkul Gelistirme AS | May 4, 2026 | Appoint Auditor for Sustainability Reporting for 2026 | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DAP Gayrimenkul Gelistirme AS | May 4, 2026 | Approve Director Remuneration | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DAP Gayrimenkul Gelistirme AS | May 4, 2026 | Ratify External Auditors | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DEME Group NV | May 20, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DEME Group NV | May 20, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DEME Group NV | May 20, 2026 | Reelect Christian Labeyrie as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DEME Group NV | May 20, 2026 | Reelect Koen Janssen as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DEME Group NV | May 20, 2026 | Reelect Tom Bamelis as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DEUTZ AG | May 13, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DFI Retail Group Holdings Ltd. | May 7, 2026 | Elect Lincoln Pan as Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DMC Global Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: James O'Leary | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DMC Global Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: John R. Doubman | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DMC Global Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Michael A. Kelly | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DMC Global Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Ouma Sananikone | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DMC Global Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Ruth I. Dreessen | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DMC Global Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Sharon S. Spurlin | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Appoint EY GmbH & Co. KG as Auditor for Sustainability Reporting for Fiscal Year 2026 | Audit-related | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 3.00 per Share | Capital Structure | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Creation of EUR 20 Million Pool of Authorized Capital with or without Exclusion of Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Creation of EUR 60 Million Pool of Capital with Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Participatory Certificates and Other Hybrid Debt Securities up to Aggregate Nominal Value of EUR 500 Million | Capital Structure | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Elect Bas NieuweWeme to the Supervisory Board | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA | June 3, 2026 | Ratify EY GmbH & Co. KG as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2026 and for the Review of Interim Financial Statements until 2027 AGM | Audit-related | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. | May 18, 2026 | Approve Application of Bank Credit Lines and Provision of Guarantee | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Dah Sing Banking Group Limited | June 5, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Matsuo, Kenji | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ono, Ryuichiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA | October 28, 2025 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA | October 28, 2025 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Election of Directors: Scott I. Ross | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Dave Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Director Election: Dan Preston | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Definitive Healthcare Corp. | June 4, 2026 | To approve an amendment to the Definitive Healthcare Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan"), to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share that we will have authority to grant under the 2021 Plan by 15,000,000 from 30,972,789 to 45,972,789. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Definitive Healthcare Corp. | June 4, 2026 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Delcath Systems, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | To approve an amendment of the Company's 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to increase by 1,800,000 the number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") available thereunder; | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Denali Therapeutics Inc. | June 3, 2026 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: David Schenkein, M.D. | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Denali Therapeutics Inc. | June 3, 2026 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Jennifer Cook | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Dentsu Soken, Inc. | March 23, 2026 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Ono, Masato | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Investors, up to 30 Percent of Issued Capital | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 75 Million | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 75 Million for Future Exchange Offers | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Authorize Capital Increase of up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Reelect Daniel Derichebourg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Derichebourg SA | February 5, 2026 | Reelect Matthieu Pigasse as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Dermapharm Holding SE | June 26, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Design Therapeutics, Inc. | June 9, 2026 | To elect one nominee for Class II director named herein to serve for a three-year term until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Simeon George, M.D. | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG | May 21, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Deutsche Wohnen SE | May 19, 2026 | Approve Management Board Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Deutsche Wohnen SE | May 19, 2026 | Elect Fabian Hess to the Supervisory Board | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Devyani International Ltd. | March 8, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares on Private Placement Basis | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Devyani International Ltd. | March 8, 2026 | Approve Reclassification of Authorized Share Capital and Amend Memorandum of Association | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DiaSorin SpA | April 29, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DiaSorin SpA | April 29, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DiaSorin SpA | April 29, 2026 | Approve Stock Option Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Digital Arts Inc. | June 26, 2026 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Uesugi, Masataka | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | April 23, 2026 | To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that will or may be paid by DigitalBridge to its named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the mergers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, named executive officer compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Elect Ana Carolina Ribeiro Valadares Gontijo as Director and Paulo Henrique Martins de Sousa as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Elect Ana Lucia Ribeiro Valadares Gontijo as Director and Alair Goncalves Couto Neto as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Elect Fiscal Council Members | Compensation | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Elect Ricardo Ribeiro Valadares Gontijo as Director and Paulo Roberto da Silva Cunha as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Elect Ricardo Valadares Gontijo as Director and Renato Valadares Gontijo as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the Nominees below? | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Alberto Fernandes as Independent Director and Gilson Teodoro Arantes as Independent Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ana Carolina Ribeiro Valadares Gontijo as Director and Paulo Henrique Martins de Sousa as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ana Lucia Ribeiro Valadares Gontijo as Director and Alair Goncalves Couto Neto as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Christian Caradonna Keleti as Independent Director and Bruno Rabello Ringel as Independent Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ricardo Ribeiro Valadares Gontijo as Director and Paulo Roberto da Silva Cunha as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ricardo Valadares Gontijo as Director and Renato Valadares Gontijo as Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Direcional Engenharia SA | April 30, 2026 | Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Sylvio Klein Trompowsky Heck as Independent Director and Sandra Mara Ballesteros Cunha as Independent Alternate | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 1 | |
| Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. | May 14, 2026 | Approval of DSG's Amended and Restated 2026 Equity Compensation Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. | May 14, 2026 | Election of seven directors to serve one year: Mark F. Moon | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | June 10, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Independent Trustee): Jeffrey P. Somers | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | June 10, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Independent Trustee): Lisa Harris Jones | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | June 10, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Managing Trustee): Adam Portnoy | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Do-Fluoride New Materials Co., Ltd. | May 7, 2026 | Approve Application of Credit Lines | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Do-Fluoride New Materials Co., Ltd. | May 7, 2026 | Approve the Estimated Amount of External Guarantees | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DocGo Inc. | June 16, 2026 | Election of Directors: Class II Nominees: James M. Travers | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DocGo Inc. | June 16, 2026 | Election of Directors: Class II Nominees: Vina Leite | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS | April 10, 2026 | Approve Director Remuneration | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS | April 10, 2026 | Elect Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Douglas Elliman Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Advisory vote on executive compensation (the say-on-pay vote). | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Douglas Elliman Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Election of Directors: Mark D. Zeitchick | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Douglas Elliman Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Election of Directors: Michael S. Liebowitz | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | Election of eight directors ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS: Dorene C. Dominguez | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | Election of eight directors ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS: Shirley Wang | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | Election of eight directors ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS: Virginia A. McFerran | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | Election of eight directors ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS: William E. Simon, Jr. | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Douglas Emmett, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | To approve the Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2026 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA | May 8, 2026 | Approve Creation of EUR 9.6 Million Pool of Authorized Capital with or without Exclusion of Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA | May 8, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 550 Million; Approve Creation of EUR 9.6 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 | |
| DraftKings Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Harry E. Sloan | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| DraftKings Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Marni M. Walden | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust | June 3, 2026 | Elect Trustee Michael Cooper | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 1 | |
| Duality Biotherapeutics, Inc. | June 26, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 1 |
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